7/22/2014 Cell Structure and Function: Features of Prokaryotic Cells

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Concept 2: Features of Prokaryotic Cells

Prokaryotes, which include all bacteria and archaea (archaebacteria), are the simplest cellular organisms.

Prokaryotic cells are fundamentally different in their internal organization from eukaryotic cells. Notably, prokaryoticcells lack a nucleus and membranous organelles.